MHA: A Cat's Way

Ch 67 The Big Three

Tintin rubs at the back of his head with an awkward look on his face before shifting so he can look at the girl. "Well... someone may have been excited to meet you after the show you put on at the meeting and...let it slip?"

I raise an eyebrow at the girl. If she's let information on the raid slip already -ok, yes, to UA students, so the yakuza are unlikely to catch wind of it, but still- then it's a good thing it'll be going down tomorrow. I doubt she'd be able to keep it a secret any longer than that.

The girl in question bops her hand with a fist before waving excitedly. "Oh yeah! Introductions! I'm Nejire Hado, hero name Nejire-chan! That's Mirio, and that's Tamaki. It's nice to meet you!" She points at the newly named Tintin and the creepy guy, respectively, and they jump in with their own hero names.

"I'm Lemillion, because I'm going to save a million people!" Mirio puffs his chest out in pride. Pride that I'm quick to deflate with some well-placed snark.

"Nya? And what about the other few billion people that nyaght need saving? They're on their meown?"

He freezes with a 'prey looking into the eyes of a predator' look, the one where they haven't processed the fact that they're afraid and it's just: "Oh no. A predator". Then shifts to "Oh shit. A predator!"

The creepy guy looks distinctly uncomfortable for his own introduction, more so after my casual criticization of his blonde friend. "I-I-I'm S-S-Sun-Sun Eater." That's all he says before turning around and leaning his head against the wall while looking down. He mutters quietly to himself, but I've been friends with Midorinya for a few years! If I couldn't pick up at least some of what he says, could I really call myself his friend? Compared to that Tamaki's mutterings are easy pickings!

"She's so scary, and she didn't even show Mirio any mercy regarding his name. I wonder what she thinks of mine? It's dumb, I know, but with my quirk it works well. Maybe I should have gone with something smaller. But-"

"I like it, nya. It's ambitious, like what mrow hero name will be!" This guy's self confidence seems to be as low as Midorinya's was when we first met! Isn't he supposed to be a third year? Or maybe it's social anxiety instead of a confidence issue? But then why would he be trying to join a profession where social and public interactions play a major role in your pay and work?

His reasons are his own, though my words do put an end to his self deprecation which gets me a thumbs up from Mirio and my friends. Though most likely for different reasons.

After the initial round of introductions is over we get down to actually getting to know each other. Mainly about each other's quirks, me explaining that I won't be physically at the raid but instead inhabiting one of my cats. I have to say though, their quirks are pretty impressive. And Tamaki's is downright scary.

I ask him what would happen if he eats part of someone's quirk, like if he drinks Minya's acid, would he be able to secrete it himself? Of course he refuses to test it for... obvious reasons. But still, the thought of him being able to eat someone and utilize their quirk is a bit disturbing.

It reminds me of Himiko's, in a way. But her quirk requires the consumption of human blood. Not outright eating a person. Plus, unlike her, he doesn't have to target a person. Nothing stops him from just sticking with animals, and his quirk actually benefits the most from that too. So if, for whatever reason, he started eating people to utilize their quirks?

It reminds me of that tooth guy I killed way back when. A slippery slope of who he'd kill for their power. And, eventually, he'd probably share the tooth guy's fate. By my claws or another.

The other two's quirks aren't nearly as frightening! Mirio can basically phase through any object, though unless his outfit is woven with his dna he'd leave his clothes behind. Which reminds me, the appointment for Tormew is the day before the Sports Festival. Which will give us some time to get the Support department to put something together for her so that she's not naked anytime we do hero exercises.

Hado's quirk seems a bit more...nuanced?...than the other two. She can shoot out her energy from her hands and feet, and they take the form of spirals. She has no idea why. When I ask if she can do it from any part of her body she surprisingly nods, but says that she has trouble directing it like that. Still though, it could be a strong move to do when she's surrounded or buried in rubble.

After a long couple of hours The Big Three of UA take their leave to grab some dinner before bed, and the three of us follow suit. After a meal of stove made ramen separate from the instant noodles filling one of the cupboards -much to Iida's dismay- I decide to let the two of them snuggle with me for the night.

Tomorrow is going to be a busy day, and I'm going to need all the relaxation I can get in order to get through it.